Georgia Nuisance Law is the first comprehensive analysis of this growing area of Georgia law. It provides a comprehensive review of Georgia’s nuisance statutes and their common law interpretation. This book is designed for the legal practitioner, guiding the reader from the legal definition of nuisance in Georgia through specific applications of the nuisance laws in recent cases.
Georgia Nuisance Law is also a helpful reference tool for those engaged in real estate and land use transactions and others in land use related industries, as it specifically addresses the application of nuisance laws to homeowners associations and the remedies available to aggrieved land owners.
It explains local trends in this area of law and explores alternative applications found in other jurisdictions. Georgia Nuisance Law addresses nuisance actions involving government entities, as well as the difference between private and public nuisances, exceptions to nuisance laws, and criminal nuisance laws. Georgia Nuisance Law is a required work for anyone involved in this growing area of Georgia law.
Editor:
David J. Marmins is a Partner in Arnall Golden Gregory's Litigation practice group in the Atlanta, Georgia office. He has significant experience handling commercial and real estate related disputes. Mr. Marmins has been recognized by Georgia Super Lawyers annually since 2005 and his unique understanding of real estate litigation combined with 19 years of federal and state courtroom experience position him to offer great value to developers and others in the industry. He teaches continuing education courses on nuisance law and related real estate litigation matters and has been an instructor for the Community Association Institute at its law seminars and annual conferences.
Contributors:
Brian E. Daughdrill is a Partner in the firm of Roberts & Daughdrill, P.C. and concentrates his practice on real estate, zoning and construction issues. He regularly advises clients regarding nuisance, run-off and trespass issues related to development and construction matters.
Leigh Martin May is a Partner in the Atlanta office of Butler, Wooten & Fryhofer, LLP.
Lorna McGilvray Norton is Counsel with Balch & Bingham in Atlanta.
Melanie B. Paidipalli is an in-house Attorney for Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Lucy R. Atkinson is an Attorney at Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial in Atlanta.
Emily A. Poe is an Attorney at Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial in Atlanta.